The things you hear on Ch 16

[Captain_Chaos]

Just returned from a great (long) weekend.
Went out on saturday morning from Plymouth brilliant sunshine in the marina, fog just outside the breakwater.
Rightly or wrongly, decided to continue on the journey, not least because i didnt want to turn back into the dozen or so yachts following behind me . Slowed down, engine ticking over just in case.
Silence shattered by a slightly stressed call on Ch 16..
" vessel in the fog, vessel in the fog, vessel in the fog;
This is the other vessel in the fog"

What strange names for boats.



<hr width=100% size=1>My drinking team has a sailing problem

 

[sailorman]

well atleast they wernt called " RADIO CHECK PLEASE"


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[mirabriani]

Was it followed by "Over and Out?"
Briani

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[starboard]

Nothing like getting mist in the fog!!

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[sailorman]

usually get "mist" @ the w/e

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[blackbeard]

Heard on Solent Coastguard's patch last Summer, with apologies to the yacht concerned, which seemed to be behaving immaculately, something along the lines of
"Solent Coastguard, Solent Coastguard, this is yacht Not Again, Not Again, radio check please, over".

(Incidentally, was there not a yacht called Never Again II?)

Also a call to Solent Coastguard, something along the lines of
" .... seen a RIB proceeding from Lymington to Yarmouth at speed.
Towing a water-skier.
In the dark ... ".

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[Captain_Chaos]

Yes there was / is a yacht called Never Again II.
Musty admit it had me chuckling.

<hr width=100% size=1>My drinking team has a sailing problem

 

[boatless]

Made a similar call myself a while ago.

Scratch boat in Cowes to somewhere (Dinard?) going down the Eastern Solent in the dark. Thought I'd take advantage of my new glasses while there was no spray about. Spinnaker up at about 8kts. See a strange shape. Ask the crew if they can see it.

"No, what?".

"A canoeist?".

"No"

So I called out "Hello?"

A reply "Hello"

"You OK?"

"Yes"

So, thinking it unlikely that he realised that there were upwards of 100 boats behind me, thought I'd better let the CGs know.

They took the call, but I really don't think they believed that someone would canoe from Portsmouth to Ryde in the dark. I still don't.

<hr width=100% size=1>my opinion is complete rubbish, probably.